The Emperor Neptune
RETURN 2

"My dear, I want to take a walk to see this palace of Neptune. Just accompany me!" pinta Ariexa with a spoiled furrow in Yuan's right arm.

"Stay here until the Emperor orders."

"Emperor? Hey baby, he's just your son. And he must be obliged to respect you. What if we just walk around here. I'm bored."

"Tell me! What are you planning?" tanya Yuan put away Ariexa's hand from her arm.

"none. C'mon baby!" pinta Ariexa again while blowing Yuan's ear. Instantly Yuan seemed to be bewitched, it was difficult to control himself.

"alright. But not for long."

"I promise." replied Ariexa with a face of sumringah.

The two of them came out from inside the room that the Emperor had specially prepared for them. However, only a few steps out both of them were blocked by the guard soldiers of the Palace.

"Sorry your master and mistress are not allowed to leave this place without the permission of the Emperor or Prince Mark."

"Bad! You don't know who you're talking to?" ask Ariexa wrathfully.

"Pardon us madam, we are just following orders from the Emperor."

"We'll just go around the palace. We're tired of being inside."

"If so the Madam can first wait for the king or Prince Mark to come."

"You,-"

"You don't know me?" asked Yuan who had been silent since.

"Master of course I know you. But our vows as Neptune's soldiers are obedient and subject to the Emperor's orders."

"All right, call my son here!"

"Sorry sir I dare not. Please ladies and gentlemen come back."

"Bad! You lowly soldiers have even been presumptuous of us?" Ariexa is getting angry.

"They didn't do anything bad to you auntie. That is their job. They're doing a good job of keeping Neptune's planet." Mark's voice shocked Ariexa and Yuan.

"Greetings uncle Yuan. Aunt Arriexa." Mark bowed his arm in salute.

"It just so happens that you came. My husband and I are going for a walk, but why the lowly soldier?"

"Sorry aunt, once again they are just carrying out their duties according to the orders of the Emperor. And the Emperor forbade Uncle or Aunt from getting out of here for the next few days."

"What's? Why?"

"The incident between Aunt Ariexa and Princess Violet yesterday was a serious matter that became the talk of the entire Palace. The emperor wanted to put down this news so that neither side would be harmed."

"It doesn't make sense!" hiss Ariexa.

"That's all I want to say uncle, aunt. Please come back and rest. The servants and soldiers here will help take care of all your needs. Excuse me first." Mark bowed back in salute to Yuan and retorted a weak-looking Yuan head nod.

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Kay stood at the door of Violet's room because five hours had passed, but Kay had not found Violet coming or calling her.

tokk...

"Vio, can I come in?"

A moment of silence there was no answer. Ken repeated it three times before Kay decided to enter without permission.

As Violet sat hugging and looking down, she hid between her knees.

Kay sat right in front of Violet.

Violet slowly raised her face that looked still damp from taking too long to strip off.

"Kay,-" called Violet in a hoarse voice.

"Yes Vi, why?"

"Am I wrong if I want to be happy with the person I love?"

"Of course not Vi. It's everyone's right." Then take me back to Neptune. I don't want to go back to Earth. There we are married and happy." pinta Violet.

Kay was silent, her heart ached at Violet's request. He also wants, sangt wants but Kay realizes there will be no happiness and peace of heart obtained in the wrong way.

Kay took a few deep breaths and exhaled slowly. Violet who already looked desperate could only wait and. resigned with Kay's decision.

Kay grabbed Violet's hand, and held it warmly as if channeling her feelings towards Violet.

"Violet, if I told you that I would never love someone the way I love you would you believe me?" kay asked with seriousness without her face.

Violet nodded in response.

"You have to trust Vi because that's the truth. I want to have you, take you to Neptune, marry you, and create our happiness together. But I also realize that you are currently in a relationship. I don't reject you or don't love you but I respect the one who has a bond with you. I don't want to steal you from him. If destiny is drawn between us then I want at that time you really do not seem to have a bond with any man. I've been pondering and realizing my mistake with you yesterday. I have sinned against you, so I don't want to repeat it."

"So you rejected me?" violet asked weakened with trembling lips.

"Violet, believe me I will never defy my conscience. And rejecting you is against my conscience. But I want to respect something that I have to respect. Trust me I want to keep your honor with this."

"If you really want me why so many reasons? I can disappear and Chandra won't find us on Neptune." Violet began to return unable to control her emotions.

"Violet, everything when we have the courage to make a decision then we have to fight for that decision to stay until we know whether we succeed or not. And so is your relationship with Chandra. You have made a decision with him so fight so that there will never be any regrets in the future. If it works, it is the fruit of your struggle. If you fail, you get 2 things. That is the lesson and experience of your struggle, and you can have respect for yourself because you have fought."

"What if it works? What are you gonna do?"

"I'll keep making sure you're happy."

"Then how do you get your own happiness later?"

"By seeing you happy until the end of your life."

"Kay, I don't want to be happy when I'm the only one watching. I want to be happy with you."

"Violets. Trust me! I've always been happy even though I know that even now you still love me. But I have no right to be proud or love you. There are more worthy than me."

"Kay, if one day I fail, how?"

"If you fail after a fight means you graduate and are stronger than you are today." Kay replied to Violet.

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Teeett...

"Yes!" Cecil immediately ran to open the door.

"Aandra?" Cecil was surprised to see the figure in front of the door.

"Yes it's me. Who else?" chandra replied directly into the Erick appartment which is currently only inhabited by Cecil.

"Eat!" Chandra turned around and handed a box of pizza and salad to Cecil who was spinning behind him.

"Make me?"

"Well, is there anyone else?"

Cecil shook his head quickly.